This week, I finished the first version of my Alien Zookeeper’s Guide to Breastfeeding – a breastfeeding guide with lots of cute pictures, but not a single one of a breast or a baby :-)! Like all my projects, it has started to take on a life of its own. While I...

One of the hallmarks of the human species is our ability to complicate just about everything. Like, for example, breastfeeding. Which is ironic, because as a species, humans are classified as mammals precisely because we breastfeed. We’ve been breastfeeding for...

One of the hallmarks of the human species is our ability to complicate just about everything. Like, for example, breastfeeding. Which is ironic, because as a species, humans are classified as mammals precisely because we breastfeed. We’ve been breastfeeding for...

I am very much FOR the use of car seats. Car seats are essential for protecting our children from death/injury in the event of an automotive collision. However, what started as a quest to protect our children (the design of car seats) during automotive travel has led...

Humans. Let’s face it, we’re weird. But have you ever stopped to think about just how weird we are? If you do, you may find yourself agreeing with my sentiment that we are quite likely the oddest creatures in all of existence. In fact, I have often...

Another argument in favor of leading a Tigger inspired life. Can you imagine how a world filled with Tiggers would approach the journey of new parenthood? Laugh all you want, but I think Tigger-folk would have an ideal balance toward the nurturance of their young that...